THE POLICE OF LONDON.
Mathew Dunn, a diminutive Irishman, was, on Moudai at the Marlborough- street office, charged with a robbery, and an extraordinary attempt at murder. Maurice Fitzgerald, another Irishman, stated, that they were both taken to St. Gifes's watchhouse, for being disorderly in the street on Satur- day night, and locked up in the same room : Fitzgerald fell asleep, and early on Sunday morning he was awakened by a feeling of pain in his throat;
the prisoner was standing close to him with au open razor in his hand, and he found that his ueekcloth had been completely cut through, and a slight wound inflicted on his throat. Thirty-shillings had berm taken out of the prosecutor's pocket, while he was asleep, and a similar sum was found on the prisoner. The Magistrate asked the prisoner whether he had anything to say iu his defence He replied, " I know I took his money, but I didn't cut his throat." The prisoner was committed for the rabbery.
Robert Lambert, a printer, in Thomas-street, Grosvenor-square, was committed on a charge of cutting and maiming Patriek Hare, veto lived in the same house. Their wives were constantly quarrelling, and the present charge grew out of the belligerent relations of the familids.
On Thursday, at the same office, John French, coachman to the Rev. Dr. Moore, of Gower-street, Bedford-square, was brought to this office on a charge of violently assaulting James Barrow, Dr. Moore's butler. It ap- peared that the prisoner, on Tuesday night, brought home a friend t supper, and intimated that it was his intention to provide him with a bed in the house. The butler being a confidential servant, and having the ,care of Dr. Moore's phtr and other property, objected to this arrangement. The visitor in consequence left the house ; and the coachman forced the butler into the kitchen, tore off his clothes, and beat him shockingly. The megistrates fined the prisoner two pounds to the King, and two pounds to the butler, or the assault.
At Bow-street, on Monday, David Evans was charged with robbing his father. The prisoner's father ia a respectable chnceentouger in Cloth-fair ; and on Saturday, during his absence from home, the prisoner broke open his desk, and stole 1001. in cheques, and about 2201. in sovereigns. He re- tained the sovereigns, and returned.the checks ; and Mr. Evans had him apprehended. 1`.1r. Halls observed that it was lamentable indeed to see a father appear as the prosecutor of his own son. Mr. Evans said it was pain- ful to him, but he was compelled, for his son had already nearly ruined him. Still, however, he was tuovilling to press the charge of felony, if his son could be properly secured, for he was subject to fits of mental aberration, hating been twice in a Lunatic Asylwn. Mr. Halls said, that in that case he hail better be prosecuted, and he would then he secured in some way or ether. The prisolier made no defence, and \vas fully committed for trial. He appears to be considerably above thirty years of age.
At the Queen-square Office, on Thursday, John Price, owner and driver of a Balhatn-hill stage-coach, was fined 5/. and costs, for having stopped thirteen minutes at the Elephant and Castle.—Thomas Eades was lined 151. for carrying three more passengers on his coach than expressed in the license, being 51. fur each extra passengor.
Mary Ann 1\lorley was brought up on Thursday to the office in Thames- street, accused of a robbery, committed in the house of Mr. John Nee an Thomas, at Shadwell, where she was occasionally employed as chairwoman. A good deal of property having been miseed after sonic of her latest visits. a beefier of Mr, Thomas was placed in a hogshead .m keep an eye upon her movements on Wednesday, when she was again employed in the house. This witness observed her epproach the money-till, and abstract some silver, -which she pocketed ; she also, in a similar manner, disposed of several small parcels of sugar. She was immediately pounced upota and in a great dis- may fainted away upon the discovery. The money. 3s., and the sugar were fotnel by the constable into whose custody she was given. At the office, the woman wept bitterly, and piteously implored mercy, as she had four helpless young children entirely dependent epon her for support: she said it was her first effence. Mr. Ballantine said, he was afraid not ; money and goods were before missed from the very place front which she had been detected in the very act of stealing. The prisoner again repeated it was but her first offence, and dropping upon her knees, begged Mr. Thomas to have pity upon her little children. Mr. Thomas appeared affected, and said—" I will not prosecute, Mr. Ballantine; I would rather not. Let her go: she has these }whiles, children, who will be thrown upon the carotid: give her an admo- nition, and in God's name let her go." Mr. Ballantine —" I cannot do it, Sir; I have no power to do such a thing. My duty is to commit this wo- man for trial, and I ant bound to perfinnt that duty to the poor as well as the rich." Air. Thomas—" In mercy to her children." Mr. Ballantine—" That I cannot help ; it cannot weigh with me. If my own brother were there, I mast and would commit him, if the accusation were made out. I would rather not commit this woman—indeed, would somer pay the money myself, but I have no alternative left to me. 1 am sarprised at mph! eaning heAre magistrates and making charges, and (tike proving the accusation beyond the skiable of a doubt, turning round amt saying they cannot prosecute, they could not think qf it,becausc,jbrsooth. at that stage their feelings overpowered them. They must not suppose that because a deaf car is obliged to be honied by the magistrate to such appli- cations, Mat be has less haacwiti than thf'coxdees:' Mr. Thomas said he did not think but the maeistrate: could act with dieeretima Mr. Ballantine assured him in such cases they could only pursue ore course. The woman was then committed to Newgate.
A young man named Francis Darling, on Friday, was brought before the Magistrates at Mary-la-bonne Office, charged with having murdered an elderly female named Ann Parker, the wife of a Mr. John Parker, East-street, Manchester-square. The prisoner lodged in Parker's house. On the 2d inst. he came home intoxicated, and had angry words and a scuffle with his wife, about money which he demanded. Mrs. Russell, another lodger, interfered to separate the prisoner and his wife ; the prisoner struck her a severe blow, which almost knocked her down. The females then screamed out for assis- tance, and three neighbours, Hooper, Dobson, and Spencer, fastened to the house. Mr. Dobson was the first person who entered, and he received from the prisoner a violent blow on the head with a poker. Mr. Hooper next re- ceived a blow with the poker. At this moment Mrs. Parker appeared on the kitchen stairs, and the prisoner, lifting up the poker with both hands, struck her a desperate blow on the right side of the head. The unfortunate woman staggered against the wall, gave a deep groan, but did not utter a word. The prisoner, determined upon further mischief, pursued a young man named Caselick into the area and knocked him down. He was in the act of repeating the blow, when Mr. Dobson, who had recovered, hastened to Caselick's assistance, and the prisoner was secured. Mrs. Parker was car- ried to the Middlesex Hospital, where she died on Tuesday. Darling was at first remanded; but the Coroner's Jury having returned a verdict of Man- slaughter, he has been committed on the Coroner's warrant.
At Bow-street, this morning, Charles Thomas Buckland and John Churchill, the former being copiously adoreed with whiskers and moustaches, were
charged with assaulting Mrs. Phillips and her three sisters, at Cr:11110mile- street, last evening. 111 N. Phillips had agreed to accept an apoloey before the case came on ; and Mr. Halls observed, that he was sorry that it was becoming fashionable for every puppy, with whiskers and a cigar, to insult respectable females whenever he happened to meet them. Ile hoped, how- ever, that sufficient spirit remained in the British public to serve such puppies as they deserved, by personal chastisement, whenever they Rile:behaved themselves. They were discharged on paying their fees.
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